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Night Shade 2116-10
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle red undertone
In CIELAB, Night Shade sits at L* 25.3, a* 3.6, b* 4.1. Its hue angle is 49° and its chroma is 5.4, so it leans red only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 56%.
LRV 6.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.1, Night Shade is lighter than 1% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Night Shade
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Clove | SW 9605 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rockweed | SW 2735 | 2.39 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Night Shade
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Molasses | PPU5-20 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bitter Chocolate | 790B-7 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Manchester Brown | QE-24 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bean Soup | 2130-10 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Bittersweet Chocolate | 2114-10 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Tucker Chocolate | CW-175 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Appalachian Brown | 2115-10 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brownstone | CSP-240 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oxford Brown | ES-67 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Tucker Chocolate CW-175 · lighter, LRV 7.4
- Notre Dame CSP-570 · lighter, LRV 7.6
- Deep Caviar 2130-20 · lighter, LRV 7.1
- Black Beauty 2128-10 · darker, LRV 5.3
- Caponata AF-650 · darker, LRV 6.4
- Carbon Copy 2117-10 · darker, LRV 5.3
Colors that go with Night Shade
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Regent Green 2136-20 · complementary (180°)
- Tucker Chocolate CW-175 · analogous (−30°)
- Night Horizon 2134-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Salamander 2050-10 · triadic (120°)
- Toucan Black 2118-20 · triadic (240°)
Night Shade vs popular colors
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 3.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 3.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 5.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.